{"product_id":"beneath-the-stairs-9781982177164","title":"Beneath the Stairs","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this spine-tingling, atmospheric \"nail-biter of a novel\" (\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e), a woman returns to her hometown after her childhood friend attempts suicide at an alleged haunted house--the same place where a traumatic incident shattered their lives twenty years ago.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew in sleepy Sumner's Mills have stumbled across the Octagon House hidden deep in the woods. Even fewer are brave enough to trespass. A man had killed his wife and two young daughters there, a shocking, gruesome crime that the sleepy upstate New York town tried to bury. One summer night, an emboldened fourteen-year-old Clare and her best friend, Abby, ventured into the Octagon House. Clare came out, but a piece of Abby never did. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years later, Clare receives word that Abby has attempted suicide at the Octagon House and now lies in a coma. With little to lose, Clare returns to her roots to uncover the darkness responsible for ruining their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"spellbinding horror story, where the terror comes not from ghosts, but from the haunted places we find within ourselves\" (Elizabeth Brundage, author of\u003ci\u003e The Vanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBeneath the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of Jennifer McMahon, Simone St. James, and Chris Bohjalian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982177164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.31w x 0.88d","brand":"Jennifer Fawcett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720891240629,"sku":"9781982177164","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7e28e41c-e565-49bb-ac1a-a83d58ed6db6.jpg?v=1675180564","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/beneath-the-stairs-9781982177164","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}